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Topic: Erasing Hell by Francis Chan (Read 1947 times)

I probably spelled his name wrong. Anyway, has anyone read this? It looks like another book designed to thrash Bell and strike the fear of Hell into the hearts of many. I wonder how many people will turn away from God because of this, whether because they feel that such a god has no business being worshipped or out of fear for their lost sons/daughters/parents/siblings/etc.

PaoloNuevo

It probably is another anti UR book... all we can do is petition the Father... for it is not on human will, but on God who shows mercy...

If the ET's have been hardened by God, then it is only the Father who can draw them to the light...

Yes, the hell fire tradition has led me away from Christ but Jesus drew me back in starting with Hope Beyond Hell by Gerry Beauchemin. The evangelical churchians are an impossible people sometimes! But with God all things are possible.

There's a review of this in the latest edition of the magazine "Christianity." I quote, "Chan is honest about his own struggle with the concept of God punishing non-believers in hell, and how unjust and unloving it seems to him. But his response, again and again, is to say, effectively, 'That's what it says, so that's what we have to believe - whether we understand it or not.'" The reviewer - unsurprisingly - comes to the conclusion that he doesn't want the God that Chan paints.

I always have a reading list as long as my arm and can safely say I won't be adding this book to it.

I heard this guy talk on youtube. His argument was in the simultude of

"How can we say God won't do this or that about torturing in eternal hell"

"the scripture says his ways are above our ways, his thoughts are higher than ours."Francis chan

That same argument can be used in an UR way too.Why wouldn't God save Hitler? God's ways are higher than us.

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